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abduct (someone) from
To kidnap. Someone abducted that little girl from her parents' home in the middle of the night. I hope the dog wasn't abducted from our yard.
abduct someone from someone or something
to take away or kidnap a person from someone or from a particular place, usually in secret. The thugs abducted the child from her mother.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Annabel | | ['ænəbel] | |
| Terri | | TER-ee | English |
| Borislav | | bah-ree-SLAHF (Russian) | Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic |
| Jefferson | | JEF-ər-sən | English |
| Valens | | - | Ancient Roman |
| Manola | | mah-NO-lah | Spanish |